For readers of Brent Weeks and fans of Netflix's Marco Polo comes a rich and inspired fantasy tale of warriors and nobles who must take the most desperate gamble of all: awaken allies more destructive than the hated king they hope to overthrow. Kate Elliott's new trilogy is an unmissable treat for epic fantasy lovers everywhere.

Some Choice can never been undone.. He lost his honour long ago. Captain Kellas served the kings of the Hundred for over thirty years before a terrible disgrace forced him to resign and his elite regiment to be disbanded. Twenty years later, a silent battle is brewing within the palace that may reveal deadly secrets and spill over into open war between multiple factions. The king must call out of retirement the man once lauded as the dynasty's most faithful servant. But can a disgraced man ever be trusted

Black Wolves is a sweeping tale of loyalty and betrayal, ambition and intrigue, impelled by the mysteries that lie at its heart